unicorn
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Because she avoids buying secondhand Sonny Angels due to potential fakes, she would have probably spent more buying dozens of sealed blind boxes in the hopes of pulling the unicorn figure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
With a fanbase that included grandmas and Gen-Zers, Republicans and Democrats, drag queens and evangelicals, Parton was a kind of unicorn in America's polarised society.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Read: There have been updates over time, but the original glass etching featuring a mythical unicorn remains on a window in the study.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
This is a common practice for the firm when a portfolio company reaches unicorn status, meaning it has at least a $1 billion valuation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Then I took off my coat and set it on the carousel’s blue wooden unicorn.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
In short: A big tax break for investment in new companies, introduced in 2009, resulted in more business unicorns.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
They have deep, all-consuming special interests just like autistic boys, but their preferred subjects are often socially mainstream: unicorns, a particular type of doll.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The deal carries serious implications for venture firms that hold shares in software unicorns, likely at elevated marks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Vinted, which became a unicorn in 2019, reached $8 billion in market valuation in April, and Lithuania now boasts a total of six unicorns.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
Enchanted islands; unicorns, and krakens, and gold-horned hares.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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